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In short, we have a clear winner — Core i5-4590 outperforms the more expensive Core i7-2700K on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Core i5-4590 is 920 days newer than the more expensive Core i7-2700K.
Advantages of Intel Core i5-4590
- Performs up to 41% better in Diablo IV than Core i7-2700K - 162 vs 115 FPS
- Up to 11% cheaper than Core i7-2700K - $79.0 vs $89.0
- Up to 36% better value when playing Diablo IV than Core i7-2700K - $0.49 vs $0.77 per FPS
- Consumes up to 12% less energy than Intel Core i7-2700K - 84 vs 95 Watts
Advantages of Intel Core i7-2700K
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-4590 - 8 vs 4 threads
Diablo IV
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
FPS
162
100%
Value, $/FPS
$0.49/FPS
100%
Price, $
$79
100%
FPS and Value Winner
Intel Core i5-4590 BX80646I54590 Processor (6M Cache, 3.3 GHz)
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Intel Core i7-2700K Quad-Core Processor 3.5 GHz 8 MB Cache LGA 1155 - BX80623I72700K
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Core i5-4590
Desktop • May 1st, 2014
Core i7-2700K
Desktop • Oct 24th, 2011
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Core i5-4590 | vs | Intel Core i7-2700K |
|---|---|---|
May 1st, 2014 | Release Date | Oct 24th, 2011 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Core i7 |
| Haswell | Codename | Sandy Bridge |
| Intel Socket 1150 | Socket | Intel Socket 1155 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 4 | Cores | 4 |
| 4 | Threads | 8 |
| 3.3 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.5 GHz |
| 3.7 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 3.9 GHz |
84 W | TDP | 95 W |
22 nm | Process Size | 32 nm |
| 33.0x | Multiplier | 35.0x |
| Intel HD 4600 | Integrated Graphics | Intel HD 3000 |
| No | Overclockable | Yes |
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